London’s most extraordinary festival, The Lovebox Weekender, has
announced it’s most unique and exciting Fringe Field line-up ever.
Promising an eclectic mix of the weird and wonderful, the Fringe Field
will play host to remarkable acts including; hoe-down pioneers
Cut-A-Shine and the fire-breathing, thongtastic Skate Naked. The
exceptional Fringe Stage will once again present a mouth-watering mix
of operas, orchestras, comic’s and cirque and will be comperéd by La
Clique’s mistress of ceremonies; the fabulous Miss Behave.

Nestled within in a peaceful clearing of trees, the Fringe Field
provides an exciting alternative to the rest of the festival.
Cut-A-Shine will be hosting their own Barn-Dancing Tent with folk and
acoustic sessions from the Magpie’s Nest and there’ll be hordes of
walkabout performances from the likes of the Trans-Siberian Marching
Band, The Whoopee Club and the resident magicians.

Unique to Lovebox and hosted by the incomparable Miss Behave, the
Edinburgh-inspired Fringe Stage returns to present another eclectic
mix of remarkable performances. Saturday will witness debuts from
Lollapalooza favourite’s Black Joe Lewis and his 8-piece rock n’ soul
band and Skate Naked with their fire-breathing antics and wacky circus
show. The Bees Knees will be hosting a giant ‘al fresco’ dance class
and there’s gypsy fiddlers Hot Club of Belleville and sex god
troubadour, Earl Okin both joining the bill.

Headlining the Fringe Stage on Sunday will be Dynamo’s Rhythm Aces who
will be joined by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – the much-admired
seven-piece jazz /hip-hop innovators from New Orleans. Enjoying their
debuts at Lovebox this year are the London Swingphonia – a 20-piece
orchestra playing rat-packed hits sung by the spectacular,
tuxedo-wearing Harry Martin – and bizarre soloist, Opera Burlesque.
The stage will also play host to a packed child-friendly program on
Sunday when acts including: The Chipolotas and the Jones & Barnard
Show will serve up slapstick cirque, street theatre and comedy.

Boutique bowling hits the Fringe Field this year as All Star Lanes
hosts the first ever outdoor Bowling Championship at a UK Festival.
With multiple bowling lanes, delicious cocktails, the best milkshakes,
classic American dining and guest DJs playing the jukebox all day –
this will be one of the festival’s must-see highlights.

For festival-going fashionistas there will also be a chance to pick up
a vintage bargain at the Affordable Vintage Clothes Fair where a
bounty of beautiful clothes will be sold across the two days. Yet
another debut for the ever-expanding Fringe Field is the Out Of the
Ordinary Stage which will host what can only be described as a
mind-bending symposium of esoteric learning on earth mysteries, crop
circles, leylines and, yep – you guessed it, shamanism.

As well as the Fringe Field London’s most electric and eclectic
show-stopping festival has expanded for 2009 with an even bigger 40
acre site that will once again be bursting at the seams, with seven
incredible stages as well as the best new acts, performers, stage sets
and special effects from all over the world for what promises to be a
carnival of anarchic entertainment.

Festival-goers can enjoy one of the most eclectic line-ups ever on the
main stage; with headliners Duran Duran and Groove Armada joined by
sensational acts including; N.E.R.D, Florence and the Machine, New
York Dolls, Doves and VV Brown across the weekend.

Lovebox is also proud to introduce the Gaymers Stage – featuring
London’s largest purpose-built tree house for those wanting a bird’s
eye view of the festival. The stage will play host to a selection of
live performances in an intimate setting.

Inspired by the double-headed llama which featured in the cult Rex
Harrison movie, Doctor Doolittle, comes an extraordinary circus tent
with similarly siamese set-up. The Pushmi-Pullyu will debut this
year’s Lovebox and feature two stages, each at opposite ends of the
tent, where both Horse Meat Disco and Disco Bloodbath will co-host the
Saturday and Last FM and The Fly will take turns to host the sort of
up’n'coming, cutting edge artists and a line-up that reflect their
passionate championing of new music.

The 2009 festival will also see the welcome return of the ever-growing
and incredibly popular thelondonpaper Sourced Market, the largest
farmer’s market of any UK festival. Traders, handpicked from Borough
and other London-based farmers markets, will be selling an eclectic
range of mouthwatering delights guaranteed to appeal to everyone’s
taste buds. And for those of you that like a little fun with your
food, why not dine at either the Gaymer’s Orchard Restaurant, with its
prime view of the Gaymers Stage or The Hurly Burly – England’s
much-loved solar powered café complete with cabaret stage,
entertainers and gourmet gastronomy!

For those in need of a spot of outdoor pampering, Lovebox is welcoming
a new addition for 2009 in the shape of Heavenly Healing, a fully
comprehensive tented village of massage and complimentary therapies to
help you kick off your weekend in style.

From chart-topping bands to barn-storming hoedowns Lovebox offers
something for everyone; so prepare to lose yourself in Victoria Park
this summer as Lovebox presents this year’s dose of musical mastery
and mayhem.

“The Lovebox Weekender has become not just one of the most authentic
festivals of the summer, but an annual love letter to the capital”-
The Guardian

Ticket Details

Tickets are available from www.lovebox.net as well as from
Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.co.uk) or by calling 08448472436.

Tickets can be purchased in person from Stargreen Box Office, 20/21a
Argyll Street, London, W1F 7TT.

Ticket prices:

£42.50 + Booking Fee per day ticket.

£75.00 + Booking Fee per weekend ticket.